Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Principal (west) facade Source: By Ordifana75 (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASaint-Denis_-_Basilique_-_Ext%C3%A9rieur_fa%C3%A7ade_ouest.JPG

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Partial view of west facade with rose window Source: Ann W. Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/sojochick/2985234755/

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Nave looking toward altar Source: Uberdadofthree. Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/uberdadofthree/6243859471

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Choir Source: By Bordeled (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACoeur_de_la_Basilique_de_Saint-Senis.jpg

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Nave viewed from altar toward organ loft Source: By Milkbreath (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASt_denis_nave.jpg

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Clerestory windows Source: Yamchild. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). https://www.flickr.com/photos/yamchild/8086655754/

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Apse and northern facade, lithography by Felix Benoist. The northern tower/spire shown to the right was removed in the mid-19th century. Source: Félix Benoist [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Détail d'une lithographie de Félix Benoist : Eglise de l'abbaye de Saint-Denis (Abside et façade septentrionale), Ed.Charpentier (Nantes, Paris). Coll. "Paris dans sa splendeur", n° 94 (1861). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFelixBenoistStDenis.jpg.

Abbey Church of St. Denis, France Plan Source: Charles Inselin. Public domain. "Plan of the Abbey Church of St Denis" oil on Canvas, location: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France. http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_196919/Charles-Inselin/Plan-of-the-Abbey-Church-of-St-Denis